The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unemployable, considering his educational and occupational background.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities significantly impair his ability to work due to functional limitations imposed by the conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee residuals of osteochondral fracture and partial ACL tear, residuals of a right hand fracture of the head of the third metacarpal and first proximal phalanx, mild osteoarthritic changes at L5/S1, mild osteoarthritis of the right knee, residuals of a right big toe fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- August 5, 2009
- Citation
- 0929238
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- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including coronary artery disease, Meniere's disease, diabetes, tendonitis of the right wrist, mild osteoarthritis of the left knee, and mild osteoarthritis of the right knee, prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment prior to November 6, 2015. The Board has granted a TDIU based on these service-connected disabilities.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claim for residuals of a right big toe fracture is granted due to the evidence showing he sustained a fracture during his first period of active duty and has current functional loss related to that injury.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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